CHAPTER 1 – NUMBER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 1 – NUMBER SYSTEM D) Define the following: i) BIT The smallest unit in computer processing is called BIT ii) BYTE A group of 8 bits is called a byte. iii) NIBBLE A collection of bits on a 4-bit boundary is a nibble E) Differentiate between the following: 1. Binary Number system and Decimal Number system Binary Number system Decimal Number system 1. It is a base 2 number system 1. It is a base 10 number system 2. It has only two digits 0 and 1 2. It has digits 0 to 9 2. Octal Number system and Hexadecimal Number system Octal Number System Hexadecimal Number System 1. It is a base 8 number system 1. It is a base 16 number system 2. It has digits 0 to 7 2. It has only digits 0-15 where digits 0-9 are represented as 0-9 and 10 as A, 11 as B, 12 as C, 13 as D, 14 as E and 15 as F F) Answer briefly: